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Last update: 04:37 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Sunday, Jan 25

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
155° SSE
17 kts
max 25 kts
92%
6° C
992 hpa
176° S
1.3 m
5 s
3.0 m
03h
159° SSE
14 kts
max 19 kts
66%
6° C
990 hpa
179° S
1.2 m
4 s
02:54
6.5 m
06h
155° SSE
12 kts
max 16 kts
99%
6° C
989 hpa
179° S
1.0 m
4 s
4.2 m
09h
137° SE
11 kts
max 14 kts
99%
6° C
989 hpa
174° S
0.9 m
4 s
10:16
1.2 m
12h
125° SE
11 kts
max 14 kts
99%
7° C
989 hpa
171° S
0.9 m
4 s
2.2 m
15h
113° ESE
11 kts
max 14 kts
99%
8° C
989 hpa
163° SSE
0.8 m
4 s
15:22
6.2 m
18h
101° E
11 kts
max 14 kts
99%
6° C
990 hpa
141° SE
0.8 m
4 s
4.5 m
21h
104° ESE
8 kts
max 11 kts
99%
6° C
992 hpa
119° ESE
0.7 m
4 s
2.0 m

Monday, Jan 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
56° NE
7 kts
max 9 kts
41%
6° C
994 hpa
80° E
0.6 m
5 s
22:32
1.6 m
03h
57° ENE
8 kts
max 9 kts
33%
6° C
995 hpa
55° NE
0.5 m
6 s
03:45
6.3 m
06h
53° NE
4 kts
max 4 kts
7%
5° C
996 hpa
40° NE
0.5 m
6 s
4.9 m
09h
73° ENE
5 kts
max 5 kts
95%
5° C
997 hpa
38° NE
0.5 m
6 s
2.1 m
12h
127° SE
8 kts
max 8 kts
99%
6° C
997 hpa
38° NE
0.4 m
6 s
11:00
1.4 m
15h
162° SSE
9 kts
max 12 kts
99%
7° C
996 hpa
57° ENE
0.4 m
6 s
16:18
5.9 m
18h
169° S
10 kts
max 14 kts
93%
7° C
995 hpa
84° E
0.5 m
5 s
5.1 m
21h
154° SSE
14 kts
max 18 kts
99%
7° C
993 hpa
133° SE
0.7 m
3 s
2.7 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Tuesday, Jan 27

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
144° SE
18 kts
max 26 kts
99%
0.78 mm
7° C
989 hpa
160° SSE
0.9 m
4 s
23:22
1.8 m
03h
142° SE
23 kts
max 35 kts
99%
3.01 mm
7° C
985 hpa
171° S
1.2 m
5 s
4.8 m
06h
158° SSE
24 kts
max 36 kts
99%
5.45 mm
7° C
981 hpa
175° S
1.4 m
5 s
04:46
6.0 m
09h
150° SSE
23 kts
max 34 kts
99%
7° C
979 hpa
173° S
1.5 m
6 s
3.0 m
12h
165° SSE
28 kts
max 43 kts
99%
5.16 mm
8° C
976 hpa
182° S
1.5 m
6 s
11:57
1.7 m
15h
208° SSW
28 kts
max 38 kts
99%
0.99 mm
9° C
977 hpa
178° S
1.3 m
6 s
3.8 m
18h
218° SW
26 kts
max 36 kts
40%
8° C
980 hpa
182° S
1.2 m
5 s
17:27
5.6 m
21h
211° SSW
22 kts
max 31 kts
35%
7° C
983 hpa
195° SSW
1.0 m
5 s
3.6 m

Wednesday, Jan 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
218° SW
20 kts
max 28 kts
20%
7° C
986 hpa
185° S
0.9 m
5 s
00:28
2.0 m
03h
202° SSW
20 kts
max 27 kts
6%
7° C
989 hpa
199° SSW
0.8 m
5 s
3.4 m
06h
217° SW
17 kts
max 25 kts
3%
7° C
990 hpa
177° S
0.7 m
5 s
06:02
5.7 m
09h
218° SW
13 kts
max 22 kts
55%
7° C
990 hpa
185° S
0.8 m
5 s
4.1 m
12h
165° SSE
17 kts
max 19 kts
99%
7° C
992 hpa
183° S
0.8 m
5 s
13:10
1.8 m
15h
164° SSE
15 kts
max 20 kts
2%
8° C
991 hpa
182° S
0.7 m
6 s
2.5 m
18h
161° SSE
15 kts
max 22 kts
0%
7° C
992 hpa
192° SSW
0.7 m
6 s
18:49
5.4 m
21h
164° SSE
17 kts
max 25 kts
19%
6° C
992 hpa
170° S
0.8 m
6 s
4.6 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Thursday, Jan 29

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
156° SSE
18 kts
max 27 kts
99%
6° C
991 hpa
162° SSE
0.8 m
7 s
2.6 m
03h
158° SSE
19 kts
max 28 kts
99%
6° C
990 hpa
165° SSE
0.8 m
6 s
01:50
2.0 m
06h
158° SSE
19 kts
max 24 kts
99%
6° C
988 hpa
170° S
0.8 m
6 s
07:26
5.6 m
09h
158° SSE
20 kts
max 27 kts
99%
6° C
987 hpa
179° S
0.9 m
5 s
5.1 m
12h
156° SSE
22 kts
max 32 kts
99%
7° C
985 hpa
176° S
1.0 m
6 s
3.0 m
15h
159° SSE
26 kts
max 35 kts
99%
2.56 mm
7° C
983 hpa
165° SSE
1.0 m
6 s
14:40
1.8 m
18h
181° S
19 kts
max 26 kts
39%
1.51 mm
8° C
983 hpa
152° SSE
1.0 m
5 s
4.2 m
21h
192° SSW
20 kts
max 28 kts
99%
1.03 mm
8° C
983 hpa
156° SSE
1.0 m
6 s
20:12
5.5 m

Friday, Jan 30

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
198° SSW
20 kts
max 28 kts
22%
0.51 mm
8° C
984 hpa
150° SSE
0.9 m
5 s
3.5 m
03h
208° SSW
19 kts
max 23 kts
95%
0.48 mm
7° C
985 hpa
150° SSE
0.9 m
5 s
03:22
1.8 m
06h
206° SSW
18 kts
max 24 kts
99%
8° C
986 hpa
150° SSE
0.9 m
5 s
3.6 m
09h
210° SSW
18 kts
max 25 kts
99%
8° C
988 hpa
147° SSE
0.8 m
5 s
08:46
5.8 m
12h
207° SSW
19 kts
max 25 kts
55%
9° C
989 hpa
145° SE
0.8 m
5 s
4.1 m
15h
208° SSW
17 kts
max 23 kts
47%
0.52 mm
9° C
989 hpa
166° SSE
0.8 m
5 s
16:09
1.6 m
18h
169° S
15 kts
max 24 kts
10%
8° C
989 hpa
164° SSE
0.9 m
5 s
2.6 m
21h
154° SSE
19 kts
max 30 kts
99%
7° C
988 hpa
163° SSE
0.9 m
5 s
21:22
5.8 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Saturday, Jan 31

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
147° SSE
20 kts
max 26 kts
99%
1.86 mm
7° C
986 hpa
161° SSE
0.9 m
5 s
4.6 m
03h
159° SSE
16 kts
max 22 kts
98%
7° C
986 hpa
181° S
0.9 m
5 s
2.0 m
06h
154° SSE
18 kts
max 24 kts
99%
8° C
986 hpa
175° S
0.9 m
6 s
04:42
1.4 m
09h
167° SSE
17 kts
max 23 kts
99%
0.51 mm
8° C
987 hpa
175° S
1.0 m
5 s
09:52
6.0 m
12h
190° S
17 kts
max 21 kts
99%
8° C
989 hpa
172° S
0.9 m
5 s
5.2 m
15h
200° SSW
15 kts
max 21 kts
99%
8° C
991 hpa
184° S
0.9 m
6 s
2.3 m
18h
189° S
11 kts
max 18 kts
99%
8° C
993 hpa
161° SSE
0.8 m
6 s
17:18
1.2 m
21h
197° SSW
9 kts
max 15 kts
77%
0.52 mm
7° C
996 hpa
163° SSE
0.8 m
6 s
22:18
6.1 m

Sunday, Feb 01

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
187° S
9 kts
max 13 kts
88%
7° C
997 hpa
153° SSE
0.7 m
6 s
5.5 m
03h
186° S
7 kts
max 9 kts
11%
7° C
999 hpa
148° SSE
0.7 m
6 s
2.6 m
06h
165° SSE
8 kts
max 9 kts
8%
6° C
1000 hpa
155° SSE
0.7 m
6 s
05:45
1.0 m
09h
146° SE
7 kts
max 10 kts
5%
6° C
1001 hpa
153° SSE
0.7 m
6 s
5.1 m
12h
138° SE
8 kts
max 10 kts
0%
8° C
1001 hpa
147° SSE
0.8 m
5 s
10:44
6.3 m
15h
115° ESE
7 kts
max 11 kts
3%
8° C
1000 hpa
145° SE
0.9 m
6 s
3.1 m
18h
112° ESE
11 kts
max 17 kts
5%
7° C
999 hpa
139° SE
0.9 m
5 s
18:14
0.9 m
21h
119° ESE
12 kts
max 17 kts
99%
7° C
999 hpa
136° SE
0.9 m
5 s
4.5 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Monday, Feb 02

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
117° ESE
12 kts
max 16 kts
99%
6° C
999 hpa
131° SE
1.0 m
5 s
23:04
6.4 m
03h
104° ESE
14 kts
max 17 kts
96%
6° C
999 hpa
131° SE
1.0 m
5 s
3.4 m
06h
104° ESE
16 kts
max 20 kts
99%
5° C
1000 hpa
132° SE
1.1 m
5 s
06:38
0.7 m
09h
99° E
17 kts
max 20 kts
97%
5° C
1001 hpa
132° SE
1.1 m
5 s
3.7 m
12h
95° E
17 kts
max 19 kts
91%
5° C
1002 hpa
132° SE
1.1 m
5 s
11:28
6.4 m
15h
97° E
17 kts
max 20 kts
68%
6° C
1002 hpa
132° SE
1.0 m
5 s
4.0 m
18h
102° ESE
18 kts
max 22 kts
76%
5° C
1003 hpa
137° SE
1.0 m
5 s
19:02
0.7 m
21h
100° E
17 kts
max 22 kts
7%
4° C
1004 hpa
145° SE
1.0 m
5 s
3.0 m

Tuesday, Feb 03

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
102° ESE
18 kts
max 22 kts
4%
3° C
1004 hpa
136° SE
1.0 m
5 s
23:45
6.6 m
03h
104° ESE
17 kts
max 22 kts
15%
1° C
1005 hpa
140° SE
1.0 m
5 s
4.4 m
06h
106° ESE
18 kts
max 24 kts
99%
1° C
1004 hpa
132° SE
1.0 m
5 s
07:24
0.5 m
09h
113° ESE
18 kts
max 24 kts
99%
1° C
1004 hpa
136° SE
0.9 m
5 s
2.2 m
12h
116° ESE
18 kts
max 23 kts
99%
4° C
1002 hpa
144° SE
0.9 m
5 s
12:07
6.5 m
15h
124° SE
20 kts
max 26 kts
99%
5° C
999 hpa
141° SE
0.9 m
5 s
4.8 m
18h
135° SE
23 kts
max 31 kts
99%
5° C
997 hpa
157° SSE
0.8 m
5 s
1.6 m
21h
133° SE
24 kts
max 35 kts
99%
0.93 mm
5° C
994 hpa
19:43
0.6 m

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